"But how did you become a general?"
"Hey, isn't it true that talent can't be hidden?" Chen Xingqi said, "You also know that I know more about firearms than others. As soon as I arrived in the Artillery Corps, all the soldiers there admired me and immediately recommended me to become an artillery officer. Army general."
Meng Changqing laughed, "That's ridiculous."
"What are you talking about!" He pretended to slap Meng Changqing, but was stopped by Lai Cai next to him, "Don't hit my young master."
Although Laicai is not as old as Chen Xingqi, he is taller than Chen Xingqi. Coupled with his stubborn temper, Chen Xingqi never offends him easily.
"Can you still guess the truth?" Chen Xingqi was a little embarrassed, "My father used some connections."
"Your father only wanted you to study firearms in the Artillery Corps. He didn't expect you to be on the battlefield, right?"
"When I change something myself, of course I have to see its power with my own eyes."
"You guys have been working hard all the way here from Weishan Pass. Go to the kitchen to have something to eat, and then go back after a short rest."
"No, I have to watch it explode."
"You don't want your life? Can the Yan army attack the city with hundreds or thousands of people?" Before Meng Changqing finished speaking, he heard Xiao Dai calling him from behind, "Mr. Meng, the soldiers of Hongjia Camp and Weishan Camp have passed The old site of the city wall.”
"Look, our soldiers from Daliang are also here. Isn't the Yan army just a powerful cavalry?" Chen Xingqi said, "When the thunderous thunder blows up their cavalry, what advantage will they have?"
Meng Changqing was too lazy to pay attention to him. She might not survive. Since Chen Xingqi was going to die, there was no need for her to stop him many times.
It was completely dawn, and fewer and fewer Jiemaru savages came over.
This is not a good thing. Normally, if the Tuozhou Pass is lost, more and more Jiemaru barbarians will come in.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Meng Changqing's breakfast consisted of pancakes that he ate in the cold wind. Chen Xingqi had already fallen asleep waiting in the corner of the city wall. Their artillery force had been transporting Zhentian Lei all night, and they were highly nervous the whole time. Now that they suddenly relaxed, they naturally felt tired.
Meng Changqing admired a young man from the capital who did not hesitate to come to the border to endure hardships for his hobby, so she kicked Chen Xingqi.
Chen Xingqi woke up in shock, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Don't even look at where this place is. If you sleep here, I think you have had enough." Meng Changqing said, "Go down and rest. I will send someone to call you when Yan Jun comes."
"I told you earlier." Chen Xingqi stood up, "I'm leaving, remember..."
"Report!" The three spies released by Meng Changqing in the distance galloped back.
After the spy entered the city gate, he quickly dismounted and ran to Meng Changqing, "The Yan army, twenty-five miles away, is in neat formation and is coming this way. There should be as many as 20,000 people."
"How many cavalry are there estimated to be?" Meng Changqing asked.
"Eight or nine thousand at least."
Meng Changqing clenched the sword at his waist, "Change people and explore again. Wait, Daliang's horses can't outrun the Yan army. There is no need to get closer, just explore the distance."
"yes!"
After the three of them went down, Meng Changqing immediately asked two battalions of soldiers to come out of the city and form an array.
Chen Xingqi saw this and refused to leave. For the Yan army's cavalry, twenty-five miles could be reached in a short time, and what he wanted to see could be seen soon.
Most of the troops were deployed in the gap, and the archers occupied the high ground on the city wall.
The spies came back faster and faster, and the Yan army from twenty miles, then ten miles, and then to Wuyangyang appeared in front of Meng Changqing.
On Meng Changqing's side, there were nearly 30,000 soldiers in the two battalions, but only 5,000 cavalry.
Although there are more people than the opponent, there is no absolute chance of victory.
Seeing this battle, the people who were building the city wall had no intention of working. They all wanted to throw away their things and run away, but they had no choice but to be watched by the guards.
"Why are you so anxious? There are so many soldiers blocking you outside. Even if the Yan army comes, they won't be able to reach you. Work quickly. If you want to survive now, the only way out is to build the city wall quickly."
The leader of the Yan army stepped forward, said something unknown, and then began to attack.
Chen Xingqi clasped his hands on the city wall and stretched his head to look outside. Laicai immediately pulled him back.
On Meng Changqing's side, the archers started shooting first.
"Come on, come on!" Chen Xingqi stared at the distance between them, just waiting for the Yan army's soldiers and horses to step on the thunder that he had planted.
"What's going on?" He clearly remembered all the locations, but there was one that didn't respond after stepping on it.
Before he could ask further questions, other thunderbolts began to detonate, causing the Yan army's cavalry to panic and die.
But after all, there are thousands of cavalry, and forty thunderbolts cannot kill them all.
Besides, the people in front were bombed, so the people behind naturally stopped.
The leader stepped forward and didn't know what Jiliwala said. Meng Changqing couldn't understand it anyway. He only knew that they didn't plan to attack for the time being.
The Yan army retreated five miles and set up camp.
"They retreated before our soldiers took action?" the general of Hongjia Camp said, "It's impossible. It's not like this Yan army has never seen thunder, so they just exploded a few, so as not to scare them." Is it like this?"
"I think Yan Jun didn't hold it in well. I'm afraid there are damaging moves waiting for us behind."
"It's wrong, it's wrong." At this moment, Chen Xingqi was more panicked than anyone on the city wall. The explosion rate was much lower than he had expected.
He pulled Meng Changqing and told her about it.
Meng Changqing only said: "No matter how high the explosion rate is, Yan Jun may have found a way to crack it, so hurry up and leave!"
"What should you do?" Chen Xingqi asked, "Will you come with me?"
"If you keep nagging me, I'll have someone take you back to the capital."
Sure enough, one day later, the Yan army appeared again, and a large number of people appeared in front of their formation.
Looking at the appearance of those people, they don't look like Yan people, but more like Daliang people.
"He's from Tuozhou!"
"Damn it! These beasts!" Zuo Datou was so angry that he jumped to his feet.
The Yan army used Tuozhou people to detonate all the thunderbolts, and the cavalry was not damaged at all. By doing this, although the soldiers of the two battalions tried their best to block it, there was still a gap.
Seeing that the Yan army was about to come in for a massacre.
Meng Changqing took off his cotton-padded jacket and rode in front of the people.
"Everyone! The Yan army has arrived now. The thunderbolt is not powerful enough and the gap in the city wall is too big. The soldiers cannot defend in place. It is inevitable that the Yan army will break through the defense and come to us.
I know you are afraid and don't want to die here, but I will tell you a truth today. Only by picking up the tools in your hands and facing the enemy head on can you have the possibility of survival. If you run away, you will only die under the iron hoof of the Yan army.
You are both men, are you by nature inferior to the men of Yan State? Do you only dare to run away with your tail between your legs when you see them?
I ran out of Beishan County today, where should I run tomorrow?
You are afraid of them. Today you will give up your land and tomorrow you will give up your house. But what about the day after tomorrow? Did he also give up his wife and children? "
"My men in Daliang!" Meng Changqing pulled out his sword and shouted: "Those who are bloody, take your hoes and rakes and guard the pass with me!"
(End of chapter)
